Vehicle-spring lubricator



0. E. MENEFEE.

VEHICLE SPRING LUBRICATOR.

APPLICATION FILED IAN. 2. I9I9.

1,331,962. Patented Feb. 24,1920.

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1 CHARLES E. MEivEFEE, 0F nonwoon, OHIO.

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A p plication fiied January 2; 1919.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, CHARLES E. MEN FEE, a citizen of the United States, Norwood, in the county ofHamilton "and Stateof Ohio, have invented a new and use ful Vehicle-Spring Lubricator, of which the followingis specification. I

- An; object ofmy invention is to produce lubricator for. vehicle springs,

which will facilitate the placing'of a lubri cant between the leaves thereof without car:

rying dustaiid'diit between them.

A further object is to produce an improved lubricator which will operate to feed fresh lubricant to the spring leaves when the vehicle is in motion, while simultaneously containing a supply of lubricant for operation of the spring over a relatively great period of time.

These and other objects are attained in the vehicle spring lubricator'described in the following specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved lubricator mounted in position upon a il ehicle spring which is shown fragmental y.

Fig. 2 is an underside perspective view of my improved lubricator.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of my im-' proved lubricator showing the condition in which it is supplied to the trade ready for application to the spring upon which it is to be applied.

My improved lubricator consists preferably of a strip of sheet metal 4 in conjunction with felt or similar padding 5 which is secured to the spring to be lubricated in the manner to be hereinafter described.

The metal portion of the lubricator may be of sheet aluminum, brass or other equally adaptable metal, which is preferably pressed and cut into the shape shown in Fig. 3 with lugs 6 and 7 upon opposite sides of a centrally raised hollow portion 8 and with tongues 9 and 10 upon opposite sides of the.

strap-like body portion 11. The hollow portion 8 is recessed at its top by pressing the metal into somewhat dished shape while a hole 17 is provided for permitting the introduction of oil therethrough.

Within the raised hollow portion 8 is a block of absorbent material 12 while beneath this pad a strip of absorbent 13 is located which may be formed integrally not, as desired.

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Il1"e assembly of these elements is acconi Plishedby bending lugs 6 and '7 under the felt as shown in Figs 1 and 3. V y

In attaching the lubricator to the spring" it is but necessary to bendthe metal strip around the leaves thereof, with the hollow portion 8,uppermost,"1intil the end 14 which carries the tongues Sand 10 is overlapped by the opposite end 15. I That pair) of tongueson opposite sides of stri" 11 which are located back of the end 15,511 ciently tov lea'v'ea portionthereof projecting beyond them, are then bent into overlapping engagement with that end and the pro]ecting portion is in turn bent back over the tongues as shown at 16 in Fig. 2. The remaining ones of tongues 9 and 10 which are not used are then removed from the strip by breaking or cutting; This leaves the lubricator in the position and condition shown in Figs. 1 and 2, with the felt block 12 and strip 13 held in position between the spring leaves and metal strap 11.

The lubricator is prepared foruse by injecting enough oil through hole 17 to cause the felt strip 13 and pad 12 to become thoroughly saturated therewith. The action of the lubricator when the felt is thus saturated is to permit the entrance of oil between the leaves largely by capillary attraction, but principally through the pressure exerted upon the upper and under sections of felt when the spring leaves are in action thus squeezing the oil into the vertical sections of felt in contact with the joints between the leaves of the spring. In such an action the section of felt beneath block 12 is saturated with oil from the reservoir block each time the spring leaves return'to normal will retain sufficient lubricant for a great A mileage and that the lubricant is maintained in good condition at all times, being free from dust and thereby carrying no foreign matter between the spring leaves when it is introduced Another feature is that the lubricant is introduced at a point which is always kept free from road dust, thereby avoiding the danger. of introducing cutting and wearing substances along with it.

An additional feature of my improved lubricator is that it is designed for use on vehicle springs of varying sizes, the series of lugs 9 and 10 being so located as to permit during the action .of the spring.

V lu ricant absorbent of the use of any set thereof in the securing of the lubricator to the vehicle spring;

Having thus described my invention what I claim is:

1. A vehicle spring lubricator comprising a strip of metal adapted to be bent to embrace a'spring to be lubricated and havin a hollow projection therefrom, and a material located within the projection and surrounding the spring, the top of the hollow projection being depressed to form a trough and having an aperture therein located at the lowest point of the trough.

lubricant thereto,

L 2. A vehicle spring lubricator comprising astrip of metal adapted to be bent around a spring to be lubricated, a receptacle upon the strip having means for the delivery of transversely extending lugs upon one endof the strip, adapted to be bent across the opposite end of the strip to ric-ated and hav- 7 ing a hollow projection therefrom, lubricant absorbent material located within the projection and upon being depressed to form a trough and having an aperture therein at the point of greatest depression, transversely extending oppositely located lugs upon one end of the strip, adapted to be benttoward one another across the strip and upon the opposite end thereof, the opposite end of the strip being adapted to be bent back upon the bent lugs to hold the strip in position.

GILARLES E. MENEFEE.

I the spring embracing surface of the strip, the top of the projection 

